Small lathe-turned cranks

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Here is some of my latest work , just turned them down out of a temper the other day , just after my memory about some "classic" crankbait designs:yes: . All of them are approx. 2 1/5" in length(without lips) . They all do work fine , tried them in my bath tub prior to painting , but can never tell about their diving depths , finally assembled the hooks just now ! I am not too satisfied with my first "crayfish" pattern , since the segments separation lines turned out too thick and uneven , I really should have used a felt pen for them instead of brushing:( . The two lures with aluminium lips I have brush-painted with modelmaking enamels , since I found it too finacky to mask the lips for spraying with my rattlecans:huh: . All lures are thru-wired with a harness running through a slot in the belly . When assembling these , I have glued in some small pieces of roofing lead sheet as well , obviously my estimations about location and weight of these were right , I am pretty much satisfied with their action , though their paint jobs can never compete with the beauties displayed in here :yes:. greetz , diemai